Cross-border school enrolment: Associated factors in the U.S.–Mexico borderlands |
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Authors: | Pedro Orraca David Rocha Eunice Vargas |
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Institution: | 1. El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Department of Economic Studies, Tijuana, Mexico;2. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, School of Economics and International Relations, Tijuana, Mexico;3. El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Department of Population Studies, Tijuana, Mexico |
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Abstract: | This paper examines students who live in Mexico but attend school in the U.S., and looks into the factors associated with their decision to study abroad. Based on Mexico’s 2015 Intercensal Survey, cross-border students are described in terms of their number, location, educational level and socioeconomic characteristics. Subsequently, the study estimates probit models to analyze the factors associated with studying in the United States. Cross-border students are mainly U.S.-born and concentrated in Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez. The probability of being a cross-border student is positively associated with age, household income and having a household member who was born in the U.S. or is a cross-border worker. Cross-border students come from high-income households with strong ties to the United States. The decision to study in the U.S. is likely taken due to the higher quality of the country’s education system and to facilitate an eventual transition into the U.S. labor market. |
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Keywords: | Education Cross-border students Mexico United States |
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